O’Neil Woods Metro Park’s Deer Run Trail gets rerouted in new gentler way

Chris Tenney an equipment operator with the Metro Parks Serving Summit County clears a new section of Deer Run Trail in the O'Neil Woods Metro Park in July 2014 in Bath Township. A May storm damaged the original trail that runs along Yellow Creek. (Karen Schiely/Akron Beacon Journal)

O'Neil Woods Park manager Paul Neal climbs downed trees on the original Deer Run Trail in the park in July 2014 in Bath Township,. This original portion of the trail that runs along Yellow Creek was damaged during a May flood and will be abandoned. A new section of trail is being built away from the creek. (Karen Schiely/Akron Beacon Journal)

Mark Avery, project manager for the Metro Parks Serving Summit County walks over a portion of the original Deer Run Trail that was washed out during a May flood in July 2014 in Bath Township. This part of the trail will be abandoned and a new switchback hiker friendly trail has been put in its place. (Karen Schiely/Akron Beacon Journal)

Mark Avery (left) project manager for the Metro Parks Serving Summit County and O'Neil Woods Park manager Paul Neal show descend a hill on Deer Run Trail on its original path after hiking on the newly constructed switchback section (right) in O'Neil Woods Park in July 2014 in Bath Township. (Karen Schiely/Akron Beacon Journal)

Downed trees and other debris cover the original Deer Run Trail in the O'Neil Woods Park in July 2014 in Bath Township. This original portion of the trail that runs along Yellow Creek was damaged during a May flood and will be abandoned. A new section of trail is being built away from the creek. (Karen Schiely/Akron Beacon Journal)

O'Neil Woods Park manager Paul Neal walks along a creek bed in front of a bridge that had been moved from its original location on Deer Run Trail during a May storm in the park in July 2014 in Bath Township. This original portion of the trail that runs along Yellow Creek was damaged during a May flood and will be abandoned. A new section of trail is being built away from the creek. (Karen Schiely/Akron Beacon Journal)